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WILLIAM H. T. TOMLIN, or MULLIGA HILL,V NEW JERSEY. Y

Leners Paauw. 64,167, attrape 23, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT 1N `HoESE HAY-roars.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I

Be it known that I, W. H.. T. TOMLIN, of Mullica Hill, inthe county of Gloucester, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Elevators; and I do hereby declare that the.A

following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, like letters indicating like parts wherever they occur.

To enable others skilled in the art to construct and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it.

My invention consists in constructing a new and improved hay-elevator in a novel manner.

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical view on the line 5 6 x of iig. 2.

Figure 2 represents a sidev View.

I construct my hay-elevator by making astandard, A, and framing on to its lower end a cross-beam, B. The cross-beam B I render strong and iirm by the braces a a of iig. 2. In the standard A, I make a slot or opening, b, having smaller slots or grooves on each side, as shown in fig. 1. To the lower side of the cross-beam I3, I fasten two arms c c, as shown in both figures. These arms extend to an equal distance on either side of the cross-beam B, and at right angles to it. On the ends of these arms c c, I hinge the 4beams .or head-pieces() C having curved titles d d cl d in iig. I and iig. 2,' at the points e e in fig. I. In the slot b of the standard A, 'I connect two leversfg, by'a toggle-joint, 7i, hg. I. These levers fg I hinge on to 'the arms z'j at the points c l, l. The arms are rigidly attached to the beams or head-pieces C C, 'as shown in fig; 2. The pivots o connecting the levers fg at the toggle-joint h, I.make long enough to run in the groovest on either side of the slot b in the standard A, and also to form a loop over the top of the joint, as shown ing. 2. To this loop I attach a cord, m, and passlit up through the standard aud outatfits side overfthe sheave or pulley n. The standard has a hole bored in it for the'p'urpose of letting the cord through. The pulley n I fastener suspend from the top of the standard A. At the top of the standard I have a loop or eye, o, as shown in both figures.

` In operating my hay-elevator I employ blocks', tackle, and rope in the ordinary way. I fasten a tackleblock to an upperbeam or rafter in the barn. Attaching a rope to the upper end of the standard A, I pass it through the block iu the barn, then through another black near the groundif necessary. By pulling on the cordV m I'open or spread the tines d ci d 0l and drop the elevator on to the hay to'be raised. Then I press down the leversfg at the'toggle-joint h till they are in a line. In doing this I cause the tines to grasp the hay and hold it. Then by means of the v rope and tackle 'I'elevate the whole into the barn, and release the hay by pulling on the cordm and spreading the tines. This operation I repeat as often. as desired-. Itis obvious that my elevator may be used to elevate grain or corn-stalks -as Well.

Having thus described my inventon, what I claim, is-

A hay-elevator consisting of the two forks C, hinged to the cross-bars c, and connected by the toggle-joint lever fg, having the loop or guide o, workingiu the vertical groove t, of the slotted standard A, substantially as shown and described.

WILLIAM H. T. TOMLIN. Witnesses:

G. B. HOLDEN,

W. C. Doma 

